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Human disease mutations highlight the inhibitory function of TIM-3

A new study identifies loss-of-function mutations in HAVCR2, which encodes TIM-3, in patients with a rare cutaneous T cell lymphoma associated with aberrant immunological activation. These mutations lead to loss of the TIM-3 immunological checkpoint, thus promoting inflammation and malignancy.

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Fig. 1: TIM-3 deficiency leads to uncontrolled immunological activation resulting in T cell malignancy and autoinflammation.

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Dixon, K.O., Das, M. & Kuchroo, V.K. Human disease mutations highlight the inhibitory function of TIM-3. Nat Genet 50, 1640–1641 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-018-0289-3

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